Poems, Volume 2J. Johnson, 1788 |
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... Difdains not , nor the palate undeprav'd By culinary arts unfav'ry deems , No SOFA then awaited my return , Nor SOFA then I needed . Youth repairs · B 4 His His wafted spirits quickly , by long toil Incurring fhort Book i . 7 THE SOFA .
... Difdains not , nor the palate undeprav'd By culinary arts unfav'ry deems , No SOFA then awaited my return , Nor SOFA then I needed . Youth repairs · B 4 His His wafted spirits quickly , by long toil Incurring fhort Book i . 7 THE SOFA .
Page 78
... youth in occupations only fit For fecond childhood , and devote old age To sports which only childhood could excufe . There they are happieft who diffemble best Their wearinefs ; and they the most polite Who fquander time and treafure ...
... youth in occupations only fit For fecond childhood , and devote old age To sports which only childhood could excufe . There they are happieft who diffemble best Their wearinefs ; and they the most polite Who fquander time and treafure ...
Page 81
... youth , But strong for fervice ftill , and unimpair'd . His eye was meek and gentle , and a smile Play'd on his lips , and in his fpeech was heard Paternal sweetness , dignity , and love . VOL . II . G The The occupation dearest to his ...
... youth , But strong for fervice ftill , and unimpair'd . His eye was meek and gentle , and a smile Play'd on his lips , and in his fpeech was heard Paternal sweetness , dignity , and love . VOL . II . G The The occupation dearest to his ...
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... youth Close to his fide that pleas'd him . Learning grew Beneath his care , a thriving vig'rous plant ; The mind was well inform'd , the paffions held Subordinate , and diligence was choice . If e'er it chanc'd , as fometimes chance it ...
... youth Close to his fide that pleas'd him . Learning grew Beneath his care , a thriving vig'rous plant ; The mind was well inform'd , the paffions held Subordinate , and diligence was choice . If e'er it chanc'd , as fometimes chance it ...
Page 83
... youth . So colleges and halls neglected much Their good old friend , and Difcipline at length O'erlook'd and unemploy'd , fell fick and died . Then study languish'd , emulation flept , And virtue fled . The fchools became a scene Of ...
... youth . So colleges and halls neglected much Their good old friend , and Difcipline at length O'erlook'd and unemploy'd , fell fick and died . Then study languish'd , emulation flept , And virtue fled . The fchools became a scene Of ...
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